Film mount and method of mounting



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FILM( MOUNT AND METHOD OF MOUNTING Filed Feb. 8, 1941 HTTORNEY Patented `lan. 4, 1944 FILM MOUNT AND METHOD OF MOUNTING Maurice Libby and Herman Roth,` Larchmont, N. Y.; said Roth, assigner to said Libby Application February 8, 1941, seria1N0;878,1o9

s claims.A

Our invention relates to photographic mounts and more particularly to mounts forV transparf encies of Vthe type" utilizedA by projecting machines.

vWhile our invention is applicable toY various sizes andr types of transparencies,A it is particularly directed toward the 16 mm. photographic lm and the means of mounting such film for projection purposes. l

One of the objects vof our invention is to insure the most accurate centering of` the film in the mount opening, the advantages accruing therefrom being apparent. l

Another object of our invention is to mount small lfilm such as the 16 mm. size, in mounts having overall dimensions identical with those of the larger 35 mm. size.

Another object of our invention is to utilize the usual marginal perforations on the film frame to center thelm in the mount.

Other objects of our invention will be apparent from the following description, it being understood that the above general statements of the objects of our invention areintended to explain and not to limit it in any manner.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a top perspective view of a photographic mount before the insertion of a lm frame therein;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken, for example, along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, illustrating the action of the flap and the securing of va film frame;

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the assembled mount and lm frame, partly broken away;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the mount `with* the'Y nlm frame therein, prior to sealing the same;

Fig. 5'is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 illustrates the lug device for positioning the film frame within the mount. Y t

The mount is formed of a single sheet of cardboard or the like, knife-scored along the-line I to form upper rand lower sections II` and I2.. Score line I3 forms the hinge for a. flap I4 cut fromr the section II. Save for the flap I4, the sections II and I2 are connected by adhesive to form a laminated article'of two ply construction as shown in Fig. 2. These sections II and lI2 may be jointly designated as a frame member Yfor receiving the film as will be hereinafter described.

The flap I4 has an opening f which opening conforms exactly in dimensionsv to the portion of the lm I6 vto be projected.

, Section I2 has a larger opening I1 formed therein, said'opening conforming exactly in d- I` formed therein mensions to the portion of the film I6 which includes lthe portion of the film I6. to be projected plus the usual marginal perforations I8 of said lm. In the usual 16 mm. nlm, there are four such perforations I8 each disposed at the corners of the lm frame. f

The underside of the flap I4 is provided with adhesive and the yarea of the upper surface of sectionY I2 not covered by the section II is likewise provided with `adhesive so that when the flap I4 is pressed down to enclose a lm framev I6 in the mount, the flap I4 adheres to said upper surfaceof section I2 and forms a n e'atstructur'e with no movable parts.

The adhesive to be used may be ordinaryrubber cement or a solution of para rubber in gasoline is advantageously employed, this solution having the property of adhering only to a similar surface upon mere contact therewith.

Our invention is practiced in the following y manner:

An aligning member I9, having four pins 20, is so disposed in relation to the mount that the opening I1 frictionally embraces the rpins 20 snugly, each pin 20 occupying a corner of said opening I'I. It is obvious therefore that the pins 20 are spaced'according tothe four marginal Y perforations of each 16 mm. lmframe. In actual practice the member I9 is preferably of metal and may be maintained on a yieldable sup-V l port, the mounttting on the pins 20 as aforet is set by placing it over the aligning member I9. the pins 20 enteringthe four marginal perforasaid.

The film IB comprises part of al length of film, which part has been selected for mounting purposes. This part not only consists of the particular film frame desired but is cut so as to include half ofy both thepreceding and followingv `ilm frames on either side of the desired frame. TheseA half frames form margins for the desired frame so that mounting is facilitated.

When thev mount has been deposited over pins 20 in the manner above stated, the nlm I6 tions of the nlm. Thisinay be accomplished either manually or mechanically as disclosed in our Patent 2,302,561 grantedNovember 17, 1942.

` In Ithis manner, the film I6 is exactly centered and retained temporarily thus by the pins 20.

At this point the fiapIl is pressed vdown to cause it to adhere to the upper surface of section I2 and` this action is accompanied by the ejection of the pins 20 from the opening Il due to the descent of theflap I4. stated, the member I9 may rest on a yieldable the Ashereinbefore v1 support, and this support yields in response to the pressure on the nap I4. However, neither a yieldable support nor any support at all is necessary since all that is required is that the member I9 be ejected.

Since the member I 9 only leaves the perforations I 8 when the flap I4 is sealed, the film i8 has no opportunity to become displaced from its centered position. This insures the production of an excellent mount. Furthermore, the integrity of the flap I4 and section Il permits only the correct sealing thereof with the minimum of care and attention.

Inasmuch as in the usual 16 mm. film the picture per se is located substantially within the area deiined by the perforations I8, the smaller opening I5 permits the projections of only that desired part of the film and the perforations IB are screened thereby. The half frame margins permit the retention of the film I6 within the mount.

We have shown a preferred embodiment of our invention but it is obvious that numerous changes and omissions may be made Without departing from its spirit.

We claim:

1. The method of mounting lm having perforations therein on a mount composed of two sections. adapted to be placed with one section superimposed on the,l other, one of said sections having an opening therein for receiving said film and the other of said sections having a smaller opening of an area equal to that of the portion of the film to be exposed to view, which method comprises inserting a removable raligning member through the said larger opening, disposing the nlm with the perforations therein registering with said aligning member so that said nlm is properly positioned relative to said larger opening and said mount, and then placing on said film the other section having the said smaller 5 opening to securely retain said film between said sections.

2. The method of mounting lm having perforations therein in a mount having two sections. one of which is adapted to be folded over the other, one of said sections having an opening therein of an area larger than that of the p0rtion of the lm to be exposed to view and the other of said sections'having an opening therein of an area equal to thatof the portion of the film to be exposed to view, which method comprises inserting a member having aligning prongs through the aforesaid larger opening, placing the film with the perforations therein registering with the said prongs and with the marginal portions thereof resting on the portions of said section defining saidv larger opening, folding said other section to engage the first mentioned section, bonding the two sections together so as to securely hold the film therebetween with the portion thereof it is desired to expose to view registering with the said smaller opening, and removing the aligning prong member from the resulting lm mount.

3. A process as defined in claim 2, in which process a portion of the section containing the smaller opening is moved into contact with said prongs, and upon continued movement of said portion into engagement withthe section containing the larger opening the pronged member is removed from the film mount.

vMAURICE LIBBY.

HERMAN ROTH. 

